OFFICES Investment manager TSP has appointed Compton and Knight Frank to lead the sale of its freehold interest in 16 Laystall Street, EC1. egi.co.uk/news/tsp-puts-…

DEAL Singaporean investor Mapletree Investments has bought Derby Commercial Park – its first UK acquisition as part of a €315.1m European push. egi.co.uk/news/singapore…

RETAIL WHSmith is exploring a sale of its 500-store high street business egi.co.uk/news/wh-smith-…

PLANNING The government has vowed to go “further and faster” in planning reforms, including default approval for projects in high-potential locations, such as those near commuter transport hubs. egi.co.uk/news/governmen…

TSP puts fully let Farringdon office on the market egi.co.uk/news/tsp-puts-… via Dominic Plaskota

PEOPLE Picton Property Income has named former @LandsecGroup chief executive Francis Salway as its new chair. egi.co.uk/news/picton-na…

DEAL British Land PLC has signed semiconductor company Arm for more space at its 14-acre Peterhouse Technology Park in Cambridge. egi.co.uk/news/arm-signs…

Aviva puts West End block up for £160m egi.co.uk/news/aviva-put… Exclusive from Dominic Plaskota

When you get on the Tube and automatically go to the platform that would take you back to the office that you no longer work at instead of the one that takes you home…😥

Project build a LEGO replica of East Grinstead high street about to begin. #thisisgardeningleave

How high-end City offices smashed through the £100 sq ft ceiling via Financial Times on.ft.com/3ERdfjJ

Supermarket REIT internalises management team. The start of many? londonstockexchange.com/news-article/S…

Yup. Definitely the start of a trend… londonstockexchange.com/news-article/S…

Trading giant Jane Street seeks to double London office footprint via Financial Times on.ft.com/4iMMc7M

You can take the girl out of the built environment (for a bit), but you can’t stop her building environments. Two thirds of my LEGO high street complete. #gonnaneedabiggerhouse

Exploring the Clerigos tower in Porto today and suddenly thought I’d stumbled across some of the amazing Sherin Aminossehe’s brilliant artwork… Not as good, obvs.

⁦GPE⁩ acquisition drive continues with purchase of Chapel Place near Bond Street. Read more ⬇️⬇️⬇️ londonstockexchange.com/news-article/G…

Reasons to be cheerful for the team at ⁦GPE⁩ . Strong demand for decent space continues, building confidence and rental growth. #london #offices #growth ⬇️⬇️⬇️ londonstockexchange.com/news-article/G…

(£) Office provider IWG shrugs off Trump trade war with record sales. Q1 revenues top $1bn thetimes.com/article/cde5f7…